API Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Python Software Development Kit Version 1.0 API Reference Guide
- Introduction to OpenManage python software development toolkit
- Installation and Uninstallation of OMPSDK
- OpenManage Python SDK API introduction
- OpenManage Python SDK API list
- Monitoring API list
- Administration tasks API list
- Export and Import Tasks API list
- Server iDRAC Settings Configuration API list
- Boot Settings Configuration API list
- RAID Configuration API list
- iDRAC LC Jobs API list
- iDRAC LC Status Check API list
- OpenManage Python SDK API list
- Getting Started
NOTE: This network share is required to have a share between iDRAC and OMPSDK for configuration.
Pre-requisite - The share needs to be manually mounted.
FileOnShare(remote = '<public_IP>:/Share', mount_point = '/mnt/Share',
isFolder = True, creds)
idrac.config_mgr.set_liason_share(myshare)
FileOnShare methods are: Network file share (NFS), Common internet file system (Windows Style, CIFS), Template (%D,
%M, %Y... %ip), access credentials.
Table 150. Methods of remote path
Command Description
remote path= IP:/Share
For network file share (NFS).
remote path= \\\\IP\\Share
For Common Internet File System (Windows) (CIFS).
Table 151. Methods of mount point
Command Description
mount_point= /mnt/share
For systems running on Linux.
mount_point= Z:\\
For systems running on Windows.
iDRAC server information
The export server profile and import server profile features in iDRAC, that allows IT administrators to do a backup and restore
configuration and firmware for a PowerEdge server. User can import and export from local management station, and from a
Network Share via NFS or CIFS. Using SCP, you can select and import or export component level configurations for BIOS, NIC
and RAID.
Administration Tasks
Power Configuration
Enables you to remotely perform power control operations on the managed system like: power-on, power-off and power reset.
idrac.config_mgr.power_boot(Power_state): Allows you to power On/Off the Server.
iDRAC Reset configuration
disconnect(): Disconnects from device.
reset(): Disconnects and clean up the internal cache.
reconnect(): Disconnects and reconnects to device.
Server configuration profile overview
Server profile import and export is a feature of Dell Lifecycle Controller that enables IT administrators capture and restore BIOS
and firmware information in any system state. This capability provides a solution for hardware or firmware problems in scenarios
such as motherboard replacement.
Import export server configuration profiles
The following section informs about import and export server configuration profiles.
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Getting Started